News
Mon, 03/03/2025
Associate Professor James Blakemore named January 2025 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Associate Professor James Blakemore on receiving the January 2025 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! ...
Tue, 02/11/2025
Distinguished Professor Sue Lunte named December 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Distinguished Professor Sue Lunte on receiving the December 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! Her winning paper was published in Electrophoresis and is titled “Development of capillary electrophoresis methods for detection of microbial metabolites on potential future spaceflight missions.”
Tue, 02/04/2025
Research Sheds New Light on a Key Ovarian Cancer Biomarker
Early detection is essential for improving ovarian cancer outcomes. When caught at stage 1, ovarian cancer survival rates can exceed 90%. Yet most cases are found after the cancer has spread, dropping survival rates to 35%. ...
Tue, 01/21/2025
Chemistry Department Brings Families Together at Carnival of Chemistry
On November 24th, the Chemistry Department at KU hosted the annual Carnival of Chemistry, a free, family-friendly afternoon of science experiments and demonstrations for children of all ages. This annual tradition, which always takes place the Sunday before Thanksgiving, has brought in thousands of children throughout the years to introduce...
Fri, 01/03/2025
Assistant Professor Rachael Farber named November 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Assistant Professor Rachael Farber on receiving the November 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! Her winning paper was published in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A and is titled “Influence of hydrogen-bonded 3-mercaptopropionic acid bilayers on binary self-assembled monolayer formation.”
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 42, 63205 (2024)
Wed, 12/04/2024
Assistant Professor Manar Shoshani named October 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Assistant Professor Manar Shoshani on receiving the October 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! His winning paper was published in Dalton Transactions and is titled “Synthesis and characterization of NiAl-hydride heterometallics: perturbing electron density within Al-H-Ni subunits.”
Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 18932-18945
Fri, 11/01/2024
Professor Robert C. Dunn named September 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Professor Robert C. Dunn on receiving the September 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! His winning paper was published in Analytical Chemistry and is titled, “Photothermal Backscatter Interferometry for Enhanced Detection in Capillary Electrophoresis.”
Analytical Chemistry 2024, 96, 32, 13234-13241
Thu, 10/31/2024
2024 Carnival of Chemistry
The Chemistry Department at the University of Kansas would like to invite you and your family to the 2024 Carnival of Chemistry! The Carnival of Chemistry is a family-friendly fun afternoon of science experiments and demonstrations geared toward kids in kindergarten through middle school.
Join us Sunday, November 24th 1:00-4:00 PM in Gray-Little Hall!
Fri, 10/18/2024
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists formally recognizes KU chapter
The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists (NOBCChE) welcomed students to its annual conference, where members of KU's chapter accepted their certificate of charter. Members represented the Department of Chemistry at tabling events and presented research at poster sessions.
Fri, 10/04/2024
Professor Christopher Elles named August 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Professor Christopher Elles on receiving the August 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! His winning paper was published in Analytical Chemistry and is titled, “A Single-Shot Technique for Measuring Broadband Two-Photon Absorption Spectra in Solution.”
Analytical Chemistry, 96, 11121-11125 (2024)
Thu, 10/03/2024
Professor Jon Tunge named August 2024 Walter and Roy Cross Professional Service Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Professor Jon Tunge on receiving the August 2024 Walter and Roy Cross Professional Service Award! His winning paper was published in Chemistry A European Journal and is titled, “Cobalt-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation at sp3-Carbon Centers.”
Wed, 09/04/2024
Professor Marco Caricato named July 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Thu, 07/11/2024
Prof. Heather Desaire among two KU faculty members named University Distinguished Professors
Wed, 07/03/2024
Professor Steven A. Soper named May 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Tue, 06/25/2024
Chemistry student Audrey Rips-Goodwin awarded Astronaut Scholarship two years in a row
Thu, 06/06/2024
Professor Ward Thompson named April 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Tue, 06/04/2024
Professor Marco Caricato named April 2024 Walter and Roy Cross Professional Service Award recipient
Fri, 05/31/2024
KU establishes $11 million biomedical center to advance women’s health using big data
Thu, 05/09/2024
Prof. Cindy Berrie named recipient of the 2024 K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Wed, 05/08/2024
Associate Professor Rebecca Whelan named March 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Thu, 04/25/2024
Professors James Blakemore and Ward Thompson named February 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipients
Wed, 02/28/2024
Asst. Prof. Meredith Hartley named January 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Fri, 02/23/2024